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Causal logic of Minkowski space

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It is shown that double-orthogonal sets (diamonds) in Minkowski space form an orthomodular complete lattice. Connection with empirical logic of Randall and Foulis is discussed.

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  1. Institute of Theoretical Physics, University of Wrocław, 50-205, Wroclaw, Poland

    W. Cegła & A. Z. Jadczyk

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Cegła, W., Jadczyk, A.Z. Causal logic of Minkowski space. Commun.Math. Phys. 57, 213–217 (1977). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01614163

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